2015 CHEVROLET SONIC Complaints

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  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - LAWTON, OK

    I HAVE A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN INTO THE CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, THE CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER UNDERINFLATES MY TIRES. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER CALLS FOR 38 PSI IN ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER SETS THE PSI IN ALL FOUR TIRES AT 35 PSI. NOW, I'M QUESTIONING ALL OIL AND LUBE SERVICE CENTERS. ARE THEY ALSO UNDERINFLATING TIRES? THIS HAPPENED LAST ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. I'VE USED THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS SINCE I"VE OWNED THE CAR. SERVICE CENTERS IN WICHITA, KS; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; GULFPORT, MS.

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  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, AR

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET MY DOORS UNLOCKED, ALL OF THEM. WHILE STILL DRIVING I PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER DOOR TO LOCK THE DOORS AND THEY ALL LOCKED. SHUT MY CAR OFF AT MY DESTINATION, GOT BACK INTO CAR AND STARTED IT, BEGAN DRIVING AND AGAIN IT HAPPENED, I RE LOCKED ALL THE DOORS AGAIN. NEXT DAY, STARTED CAR, PUT INTO REVERSE AND A WARNING FLASHED ACROSS MY INFORMATION SCREEN ABOUT MY BACK UP CAMERA NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY (THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION ON MY CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT, THERE IS NO BACK UP CAMERA) SINCE THEN I DON'T HAVE THE OUTDOOR TEMP SHOWING ANYMORE AND THE RADIO VOLUME, PHONE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK, JUST THE ONES ON THE RIGHT RIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED JUST SINCE MY WARRANTY ON THESE ITEMS HAS EXPIRED. WAS THIS DONE ON PURPOSE BY THE DEALERSHIP, USING SOFTWARE INSTALLED WHILE GETTING MY COMPLEMENTARY OIL CHANGE (THAT HAS NOW ALSO EXPIRED)? I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. IF I REMEMBER IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN FOR ONE RECALL RIGHT AFTER I FIRST BOUGHT IT (AROUND JANUARY 2016) SO I KNOW IT'S NOT THAT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WORLD WIDE WEB TO LEARN THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH NO RESOLVE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I FEEL MY DOORS UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - BELLEVUE, NE

    TRANSMISSION IS SURGING IN GEAR, IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, AT ANY SPEED. SENSATION IS STRONG ENOUGH TO NOTICE EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE RESISTANCE BUILDING AND THEN RELEASING RAPIDLY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN COLDER WEATHER. UNSURE IF CLUTCH IS SLIPPING/GRABBING. EQUATE SENSATION TO SOMEONE BUMPING THE CAR FROM THE REAR OR PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BRIEFLY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.

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  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - LAWTON, OK

    STATIONARY. 2015 CHEVY SONIC. THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON/KNOB WAS STICKING AND FINALLY BROKE. I'VE HAD TO FIDDLE WITH IT (FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS OR SO) TO GET THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR USING A SCREWDRIVER. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS STUCK IN THE IN POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND WHEN IN PARK I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS IN THE OUT POSITION, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUSH IN AT TIMES. IT FINALLY BROKE. I'VE GOT THE CASING COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BROKEN BUTTON OUT. THERE'S A PLASTIC LEVER/SPRING/CONTRAPTION THAT YOU CAN PRESS DOWN WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO UNLOCK AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. I'M 'CAUTIOUSLY' ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. HERE'S A YOUTUBE VIDEO TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SONIC SHIFTER BUTTON REPAIR HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0HS_BLN4NYO I'VE ALSO SUPPLIED A PHOTO. SEE ATTACHED. 42423234 GEAR KNOB LEVER COVER KIT FOR 2012 2016 CHEVY SONIC

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  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - VILLA PARK, IL

    VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS VIBRATING WHILE IN IDLE AND WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES. THERE WAS VERY LOW ACCELERATION AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING ABOUT 20-25 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION COIL AND IGNITION BOOT REPLACED AT 30,345 MILES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - CORTEZ, CO

    MY CHEVY SONIC STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE, LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO OUT, RPMS DROP, AND UNTIL TODAY, IT TURNS BACK ON, THE RPMS JUMP SKY HIGH, AND THE MOTOR REVS BACK TO LIFE AND IT GOES FINE AGAIN FOR AWHILE. BUT TODAY IT STALLED SITTING IN MCDONALDS PARKING LOT AND NOT ONLY DIDN'T START AGAIN, BUT HAD TO BE JUMPED. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I HAD HER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THAT HAPPENED! EVERY OTHER TIME IT'S BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ONE TIME I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. ESPECIALLY IF I'M RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS AND IT DOESN'T 'THROW ANY CODES'. IT DID SHOW A LITTLE ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR SO WE REPLACED IT BUT IT DIDN'T CHARGE ANYTHING. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF CHEVY SONIC CARS. UNFORTUNATELY OUR OUTCRY IS GOING NOWHERE. GM SEEMS DETERMINED TO IGNORE US UNTIL SOMEONE DIES AND THEY GET SUED. CAN YOU PLEASE GET THEM TO RECALL THE ENGINE OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S CAUSING THIS ISSUE? PLEASE?!!! THANK YOU!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - SCIO, OR

    MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH WHEN SHE SAW A DEER IN THE ROAD - SHE SWERVED AND BRAKED HITTING THE DEER IN THE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT AREA ABOVE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND HOLD HER IN PLACE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - ST. LOUIS, MO

    ANTIFREEZE OVERFLOW HAS A LEAK AND IS BUBBLING OVER THE ENGINE LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO CHEVY DEALER. CAR STUTTERED AND HAD BAD SMELL AIR DOES NOT GET COOL WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WOULD NOT START

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - OMAHA, TX

    I'VE REALIZED AND NOTICED IN MY VEHICLE; THAT SOME THINGS AREN'T ELECTRONIC SET CORRECT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER; DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER. SOME DAYS IT WILL BE ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. MY SCREEN GLITCHES HERE AND THERE AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY EVEN WITH TOUCH. A FEW BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WILL ARE NOT AS WELL WORKING FOR SOME REASON. MY FUEL GAGE FOR MILES CHANGES AND NOT SET UP CORRECTLY WITH PUMP. IT WILL SHOW 280 WHEN FULL THE. MOVE UP MAYBE 15 MINUTES LATER THEN BACK DOWN. NOT LIKE IT WAS WHEN I FIRST PURCHASE MY VEHICLE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - GARY, IN

    HELLO, THE CHEVY SONIC DASH AN INFORMATION CENTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE IS NO RADIO , NO TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS , NO SEAT BELT INDICATOR AN DASH GETS REALLY DIM AT TIMES , ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE . I TRIED CALLING MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY KEEP SAYING MY VIN IS NOT EFFECTED. BUT ALL THE OTHER MAKES OF THIS MODEL OF THAT YEAR IS HAVING THE SAME RECALL ISSUES . PLEASE HELP !!!. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AN EVER CAR RIDE IS UNPLEASANT AN WE DONT FEEL SAFE .

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE